Traumatic brain injury (TBI) decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with TBI, effective February 18, 2022.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection due to improper concurrent elections and a spurious February 2024 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability and denied service connection for traumatic brain injury, allergic rhinitis, and right knee chondromalacia.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder and cannabis use disorder, but denied service connection for TBI residuals.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 5, 2022 for the grant of a 50 percent disability rating for headaches and denied increased ratings for PTSD, migraine headaches, tonic-clonic seizures or grand mal epilepsy, and special monthly compensation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and an earlier effective date, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the service connection claim for residuals of a TBI due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of a February 1997 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) due to the failure to adjudicate service connection for hyperthyroidism, traumatic brain injury, and a higher initial rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than December 11, 2019, for a separate rating for TBI based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including headaches, and service connection for a right shoulder disorder due to additional evidence not being considered in previous decisions.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection and higher ratings due to untimely notices of disagreement and failure to report for VA examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for head scars and denied increased ratings for left knee osteoarthritis, right ankle disability, and PTSD with TBI and vertigo.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral frostbite disability and a low back disability, finding no evidence of current diagnosed conditions related to the Veteran's active duty.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for an initial compensable rating for migraines and service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with concussion.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain additional medical opinions regarding an acquired psychiatric disorder and TBI residuals.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to a service-connected low back condition, but remanded other issues including knee disability ratings and frostbite claims.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, and TBI residuals, but remanded service connection for a balance disorder.

The Board granted an effective date of April 17, 1968 for the establishment of service connection for TBI and headaches, and granted service connection for cause of death.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication with the appropriate laws and regulations regarding fraud under 38 C.F.R. § 3.1(aa)(2).

The appeal for service connection for an eye disorder and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.